Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The eastern boundary is the Dead Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, New Living Translation The eastern boundary extended along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan River. The northern boundary began at the bay where the Jordan River empties into the Dead Sea, English Standard Version And the east boundary is the Salt Sea, to the mouth of the Jordan. And the boundary on the north side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. Berean Standard Bible The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, King James Bible And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan: New King James Version The east border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border on the northern quarter began at the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. New American Standard Bible The eastern border was the Salt Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border of the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. NASB 1995 The east border was the Salt Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border of the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. NASB 1977 And the east border was the Salt Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border of the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. Legacy Standard Bible And the east border was the Salt Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border of the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. Amplified Bible The eastern border was the Salt (Dead) Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. Christian Standard Bible Now the eastern border was along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan. The border on the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now the eastern border was along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan. The border on the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. American Standard Version And the east border was the Salt Sea, even unto the end of the Jordan. And the border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan; Contemporary English Version Judah's eastern border ran the full length of the Dead Sea. The northern border started at the northern end of the Dead Sea. English Revised Version And the east border was the Salt Sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And the border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of Jordan: GOD'S WORD® Translation The eastern border is the Dead Sea as far north as the mouth of the Jordan River. The northern border starts from the north end of the Dead Sea at the mouth of the Jordan Good News Translation The eastern border was the Dead Sea, all the way up to the inlet where the Jordan empties into it. The northern border began there, International Standard Version The eastern border was the Dead Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan River. The border of the north side extended from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan River Majority Standard Bible The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, NET Bible The eastern border was the Salt Sea to the mouth of the Jordan River. The northern border started north of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan, New Heart English Bible The east border was the Salt Sea, even to the end of the Jordan. The border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan. Webster's Bible Translation And the east border was the salt-sea, even to the end of Jordan: and their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea, at the uttermost part of Jordan: World English Bible The east border was the Salt Sea, even to the end of the Jordan. The border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the east border [is] the Salt Sea, to the extremity of the Jordan, and the border at the north quarter [is] from the bay of the sea, at the extremity of the Jordan; Young's Literal Translation And the east border is the salt sea, unto the extremity of the Jordan, and the border at the north quarter is from the bay of the sea, at the extremity of the Jordan; Smith's Literal Translation And the east bound, the salt sea, unto the end of Jordan: and the bound to the north side, from the tongue of the sea from the extremity of Jordan: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut on the east side the beginning shall be the most salt sea even to the end of the Jordan: and towards the north, from the bay of the sea unto the same river Jordan. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, toward the east, the beginning shall be the very salty sea, even to the limit of the Jordan, and that which looks toward the north, from the bay of the sea, even to the same river Jordan. New American Bible The eastern boundary was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary climbed northward from the tongue of the sea, toward the mouth of the Jordan, New Revised Standard Version And the east boundary is the Dead Sea, to the mouth of the Jordan. And the boundary on the north side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the east boundary was from the farthest end of the Salt Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border on the north side was from the bay of the Sea at the mouth of the Jordan; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the border of the East is the edge of the Sea of Salt unto the edge of the Jordan and the border to the side of the north is from the isthmus of the Sea from the end of the Jordan OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the east border was the Salt Sea, even unto the end of the Jordan. And the border of the north side was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan. Brenton Septuagint Translation And their boundaries eastward are all the salt sea as far as Jordan; and their borders from the north, and from the border of the sea, and from part of Jordan - Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judah's Inheritance…4It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border. 5The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, 6went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.… Cross References Genesis 13:10-11 And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) / So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company. Genesis 19:24-25 Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. / Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground. Numbers 34:10-12 And your eastern border will run straight from Hazar-enan to Shepham, / then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth. / Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.” Deuteronomy 3:17 The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east. Deuteronomy 4:49 including all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan and as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah. 2 Kings 14:25 This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher. 2 Kings 25:5 but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. Jeremiah 39:5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. Ezekiel 47:18 On the east side the border will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Eastern Sea and as far as Tamar. This will be the eastern boundary. Ezekiel 48:28 The southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea. Matthew 3:5-6 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan. / Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. Matthew 4:25 Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. Matthew 19:1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. Mark 1:5 People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. Luke 3:3 He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, Treasury of Scripture And the east border was the salt sea, even to the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan: Numbers 34:12 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about. Jump to Previous Bay Border Boundary East Eastern End Extremity Inlet Jordan Limit Mouth North Northern Part Quarter Runs Salt Salt-Sea Sea Side Started Tongue UttermostJump to Next Bay Border Boundary East Eastern End Extremity Inlet Jordan Limit Mouth North Northern Part Quarter Runs Salt Salt-Sea Sea Side Started Tongue UttermostJoshua 15 1. The borders of the lot of Judah13. Caleb's portion and conquest 16. Othniel, for his valour, marries Achsah, Caleb's daughter 18. She obtains a blessing of her father 21. The cities of Judah 63. The Jebusites unconquered The eastern border This phrase refers to the delineation of the territory allotted to the tribe of Judah. In the context of ancient Israel, borders were significant as they defined the inheritance given by God to each tribe. The Hebrew word for "border" is "גְּבוּל" (gevul), which can also mean boundary or territory. This demarcation was not just a physical boundary but a divine allocation, emphasizing God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His promises to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The easternקֵ֙דְמָה֙ (qê·ḏə·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 6924: The front, of place, time border וּגְב֥וּל (ū·ḡə·ḇūl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed was the Salt Sea יָ֣ם (yām) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin as far as עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the mouth קְצֵ֖ה (qə·ṣêh) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7097: End, extremity of the Jordan. הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine The northern צָפ֙וֹנָה֙ (ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh) Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter border [started] וּגְב֞וּל (ū·ḡə·ḇūl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed from the bay מִלְּשׁ֣וֹן (mil·lə·šō·wn) Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 3956: The tongue of the sea הַיָּ֔ם (hay·yām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin at the mouth מִקְצֵ֖ה (miq·ṣêh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7097: End, extremity of the Jordan, הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine Links Joshua 15:5 NIVJoshua 15:5 NLT Joshua 15:5 ESV Joshua 15:5 NASB Joshua 15:5 KJV Joshua 15:5 BibleApps.com Joshua 15:5 Biblia Paralela Joshua 15:5 Chinese Bible Joshua 15:5 French Bible Joshua 15:5 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 15:5 The east border was the Salt Sea (Josh. 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